3pt log splitter on a XT
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Topic: 3pt log splitter on a XT
Posted By: AC720Man
Subject: 3pt log splitter on a XT
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2023 at 9:14pm
I’m looking at a nice Vann Guard 3 pt log splitter. It plugs into 2 remotes of the tractor. A single handle operates the ram on the splitter. Gentleman used this on a 170. It’s been a few years since he used it but thinks he pulled back both remote levers that supplied fluid to the splitter. That doesn’t make since to me. How would this work on my XT or 6060? Would the levers need to be in float?
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2023 at 10:02pm
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I had 1 on my series 4. Hooked up to the hydraulic, I tied the 1hyd lever back and just used the lever on log splitter. It worked well that way.
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2023 at 10:23pm
Tom, so you connected to the 2 remotes that’s on 1 lever pulled back? I’m guessing it’s putting constant pressure on the splitter while the lever is operated to split, when it’s pulled back it flows back to the tractor? Is this hard on the pump on the tractor?
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2023 at 10:28pm
I guess it’s similar to hooking up our driver except the driver uses one hydraulic line with a dump hose that goes back to the trans sump.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 5:41am
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Used one years ago on a 6080 and it had 2 hoses and used a bungie on 1 lever to hold it. The splitter used a ram with a control lever to work back and forth. Only issue was it was slow to operate but powerful
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Charlie
'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2023 at 7:56pm
We bought the splitter and it works very well on the 6060. Remote lever on the tractor stays back on its own and the one lever on the splitter moves it in both directions. Doesn’t even grunt when it split walnut on its test split.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2023 at 8:59pm
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I hooked it up just like I would hook up a 2 way cylinder on my tandem disk. I never heard any noise from the hydraulic pump.
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2023 at 9:20pm
the valve on the log splitter is OPEN CENTER and runs the oil back to the tractor when the lever is in the center... You stroke the lever FWD or REV to move the cylinder.. When you put the lever in center, the oil runs back to tractor and never stalls.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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